The Senior Leadership Team look forward to seeing all the new parents at the morning tea at 8.50am on Wednesday 25 February in the school hall or staffroom (depending on numbers). Hear a little more about what’s happening in the school, meet other new families and have some of your questions answered. We look forward to seeing you.

There is an outside group who would like to run Skill Samurai at St Heliers School after school on Fridays from 3pm to 5pm. Skill Samurai runs in various schools throughout Auckland. The activity, they say, is fun and interactive, designed especially for children aged 6 to 12 to enhance their skills in mathematics and programming.

To find out if this is of interest to your children they are running an open day with a demonstration in the quad area outside the office at 3pm on Friday 20 February.

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Following conversations and some feedback received through last year’s community consultation survey, we have reviewed and adjusted the structure of our beginning-of-the-year meet-the-teacher evening.

The evening is designed as an opportunity for parents to hear about the school’s direction for the year, gain an overview of curriculum changes, implementation, and meet your child’s teacher.

Meet the Teacher Evening Details

Date: Thursday 19 February 2026

Time: 4:30pm – 6:00pm

Venue: St Heliers School

Programme

4:30 pm – Principal’s address and Senior Leadership Team presentation in the School Hall

5:15 pm – Parents move to their child’s classroom/s

5:15 pm–6:00 pm An opportunity to visit classrooms and meet your child's teacher

6:00 pm – Evening concludes

Please note that this is a parent-only event, allowing teachers to connect with parents and caregivers.

This is not a time for individual conversations regarding your child. A mutually agreeable appointment or conversation time can be scheduled with classroom teachers for this purpose.

 We look forward to welcoming you and working together to support your child’s learning throughout the year.

Kind regards,
Senior Leadership Team

Parents of International students are invited to Semplice Cafe in St Heliers Village for a morning tea with the International Student Manager and the Senior Leadership Tea on Wednesday 19 February from 9 am to 10 am.

This is a public Holiday. There is no school today.

New Students arrive at 8.30am (In the Hall)

New International Students Arrive at 9.15am (In the Hall)

For parents convenience the uniform shop will be open on Thursday 29 January from 9 am to 12 pm.

Children who are returning in 2025 will visit their class and teacher for next year at 10.15am.

Children only need to bring a snack for morning tea.

School finishes at 12.30pm. Please pick up your children on time as the whole staff have a special lunch starting at 1pm.

Have a great summer!

Year 8 students graduate at a special evening for them. After the ceremony from 6pm to 7pm they say goodbye to the parents for their school social.

This is the last day at school for Year 8 students.

School reports are emailed to parents and those who are returning to St Heliers School in 2025 will receive their class list for 2026 on Monday 15 December.

Parents are invited to our formal Whole School Distinction Assembly on Tuesday 17 December at 1pm.

The are our highest awards for the year. Certificates, trophies and cups are awarded.

Leave your uniform at home and come dressed in your favorite Christmas costume.

Bring a gold coin for the SPCA.

Year 8 students spend the day at the beach swimming and having lots of fun for the end of the year.

Terehu (Year 0-1), Popokanua (Year 2-3) and Paikea (Year 4 only) will hold their Junior Athletics/Sports Fun Day on Monday 8 December.

Terehu Block 1 - 9am - 10.40am

Popokanua Block 2 -11.10am - 12.40pm

Paikea (year 4) Block 3 - 1.25pm - 2.50pm

Parents are welcome. Drinks (other than water) and food not permitted on the turf.

Parents are invited to our Whole School Excellence Assembly on Friday 5 December at 2pm.

Excellence Awards recognise those children who have attained a standard of academic, sporting or  cultural excellence in some aspect of their schooling.

Only one child is awarded an excellence award in each class per term.

The next Board meeting is on Thursday 4 December at 6pm.

Both the Junior Choir and Cheerios Cheersquad have been invited to perform down at the St Heliers Village in December, for their Christmas Late Night Shopping event. 

When: Thursday 4th December, 5.30pm to 6pm. 

Where:  St Heliers Village Library (corner of St Heliers Bay Road and Polygon Road), outside on the pavement. Students will meet Mrs Herbert and Miss Mill at 5.20pm, outside the Library.

(If it is wet, we will perform in the Tamaki Ex-Services Association Hall, which is just around the corner from the Library)

Junior Choir are to wear their full school uniform and a Christmas-themed hat/hair accessory/ribbon. 

Cheerios Cheersquad are to wear their Cheerios costume

If students are in both the Junior Choir and Cheerios, then they wear their Cheerios outfit.

On Thursday 27 November at 9.15 am (session 1) and 11.30 (Session 2) the children starting school in Term 4 this year will have their first visit to the classroom and parents will hear from the Deputy Principal in the hall about they can best prepare their child for school. Student leaders will also share their experiences growing up at St Heliers School.

We have a group of students who placed in the top 2 at Eastern Zone representing the school and the zone at the Auckland Athletics Championships at Go Media Stadium (Mt Smart) on Thursday 28 November.

Come along to the famous PTA Christmas Market in the St Heliers School hall from 5pm this Wednesday 26 November.

On Wednesday 26 November at 9am uur International Families have morning tea with the Senior Leadership Team, the International Student Manager and ESOL Manager. We celebrate the year and farewell those families who are moving on next year.

We’re excited to announce that our much-loved St Heliers School Disco is coming up on Friday 21 November!

This year, there’s a small change to the format for our Year 0–3 students. Their disco will be held during school time, from 1.45–2.45 PM, so that all our junior students can take part in the fun without needing to come back to school later in the day when they’re often tired. Students will return to their classrooms afterward and can be picked up at the usual time of 3 PM.

The Year 4–5 Disco will run from 4.00–5.30 PM, followed by the Year 6–7 Disco from 6.00–7.30 PM.

More details about food, ticket costs, and other information for the after school events will be shared soon. Get ready for a great evening of music, dancing, and fun! 

Ngā mihi, 

Kylie Dawson 

L:eave your uniform at home and wear your own clothes for the day. Bring a gold coin which the student leaders will be donating to the SPCA.

The next Board meeting is on Thursday 20 November at 6pm.

Year 5 and 6 students selected to represent the school at the Bay Suburbs Athletics day on Tuesday 18 November at Glover Park.

Parents are invited to our Whole School Citizenship Assembly on Friday 14 November at 2pm.

Citizenship Awards recognise those children who consistently uphold our school values and consistently display citizenship qualities.

Citizenship Qualities:

Friendly and helpful towards other people

Generous with your time and talents for the good of others without thought of personal reward

Sympathetic towards those in distress, the weak and the needy

Only one child is awarded an excellence award in each class per term.

Three teams of Year 5 and 6 students compete in the Bays Suburbs Touch Competition at Madills Farm on Tuesday 4 November.